An Assortment of Thoughts

blue sky in denmark :)

1. As I was walking from school to the train station yesterday, I witnessed about 5 upper-middle aged men on a segway tour through the streets of downtown Copenhagen. I wish I had my camera with me; it was one of the strangest things I have witnessed in a long time.

first  signs of spring :)

2. Today it is BEAUTIFUL out! It is about 17º out, or about 62º F. Right now in Lewisburg, it is 31º F; granted, it is only 8am in Lewisburg, but still, the high is only 51º. In Ridgefield, it is currently 36º with a high of 53º. Take that, America! But, at the same time, because we are so far north and the sun is more indirect, I'm sure there are many more visible signs of spring in Connecticut and Pennsylvania. Here, spring has not yet come into blossom, and the trees are still bare for the most part. I seriously won't be able to recognize Denmark once spring comes for real.

can't wait for more of spring :)

3. Because it is so nice out, I went on a really long run with Milo on some of the running paths around Ishøj. It was so wonderful; I actually wore a short sleeved shirt with nothing over it for the first time! But yes, of course I still wore a pair of gloves :) On my run, I encountered 2 little girls, one of whom was riding a bike, and we talked a little bit. (Meaning, one girl said "Hvad hedder han?", meaning "What is his name?" and I replied "Milo". They said a few more things and for the most part I just smiled and nodded ,and finally said, "Ok, hej hej!", meaning "Ok, bye!". But, close enough to talking.) They were cute, and Milo loved the attention.

looking through a scrapbook

4. At my forest kindergarten on Thursday, we said goodbye to the 5 and 6 year olds. I'm not EXACTLY sure where they are going, but something like a "transition school" to get them ready for the Folkeskole (school for ages 6-16) they will begin to attend in the fall. It was sweet; each child got a scrapbook full of pictures, drawings, and other things from their time at Skovager, and we sang a farewell song (translation: they sang and I listened).

5. In 4 days, I will have been in Europe for exactly 3 months. Also in 4 days, I will leave for spring break with Danielle. We will be heading down to Cinque Terre, then Sicily to stay with some of her extended family, then Venice and Barcelona for a couple days each. Then, we'll fly back to Copenhagen, and the next day leave to go on a trip with DIS called "Czech Trek"- basically, take an overnight bus, stay in a castle, do lots of outdoorsy stuff- rappelling, rock climbing, hiking, etc, and spend a day in Prague. Sweet. Then, finally, I'll be home the Friday before Easter, and will have less than a month left in Denmark- CRAZY!!

6. Dealing with things Bucknell while in Denmark is NOT fun; particularly when said things don't fall into place and/or are about senior year (ew). Cross your fingers and hope that: A. housing number 60 is good enough for a gateway (I will be sad if I have to live in a dorm...wahhhh), B. I get into the psych class I NEED to graduate, and C. everything else falls into place.

Okay, that's all for now; time to enjoy my weekend. Hej, hej!

sunny day in Ishøj